Pet meds?

Nebb · April 2010

Do you buy pet stuff, specifically flea treatment (im thinking frontline or advantage) from the vet, online or from another source?

If so, where from? I just realized NOW that I wanted to look into this before my dogs vet appointment tomorrow afternoon when I will need to ask how much their flea stuff costs... so I kind of left it last minute.

I don tknow if Im shooting myself in the foot asking this, this late at night. Please answer this post!!!

nda_roxybabe · April 2010

Everytime we board quincy or he goes to get groomed they update his flea and heart stuff. It always seems cheap when we do it. Frontline is $14 each time? Maybe that isn't a good price...?

Nebb · April 2010

I only have 80$ MAX that I can afford for atleast 7 months of treatment. I figure he needs flea stuff from april till october? I hate being freaking poor.

shellydiane820 · April 2010

I use frontline for our cats. Its a once a month treatment. I think its $48 for a 3 pack?

nda_roxybabe · April 2010

I hate being poor too

I'm sorry.

tidetravel · April 2010

I haven't noticed that big of a price difference online vs. in the stores. Since we have 8 animals, we use regular advantage, buy the pack for the largest sized dog and then split the dosage for the cats/dog based on weight to save money. You can ONLY do this with Regular Advantage though, because the concentrations are the same for cats/dogs regardless of weight. You can't do it with Frontline or k-9 Advantix or anything like that.

Nebb · April 2010

damn damn damn 50$ for 3 months sounds so much. I cant neglect his needs and I do NOT want to deal with fleas if he gets them so I pretty much have to shell out the money

tidetravel · April 2010

Nebb - how big is he?

Nebb · April 2010

He is 30-35lbs.

mags0607 · April 2010

Nebb- I looked on Petsmart.com and a 6 month supply of Advantage is 67.99 for a dog 11-20 pounds, and that's the weight I assumed your pup was.

This is what I use on mine, and haven't had any problems.

Nebb · April 2010

My pug is all muscle, hes hefty. I have trouble believing he is a "large" dog, but according to the weight specifications he apparently is!

mags0607 · April 2010

Ok- in that case its 69.99 for 6 months. Can you ask the vet if they can just give you a one month supply of whatever you choose, and then get a six month supply in a pack to keep him protected for the whole 7 months.

Nebb · April 2010

Thats a good idea, and given the extra time I could save more money for it. If they can offer me 7 months for less than 80$ I will just go through the vet but I have a feeling it will be a lot more than 80.

mags0607 · April 2010

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_etiquette_pet-meds?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding%20BoardsForum:9Discussion:e5e16633-3069-4b9c-b48b-e535cb57e669Post:d0835c97-d316-4f0e-b3be-70429e1237b8">Re: Pet meds?</a>:
[QUOTE]My pug is all muscle, hes hefty. I have trouble believing he is a "large" dog, but according to the weight specifications he apparently is!
Posted by Nebb[/QUOTE]

Yeah, I knew he was a pug, but I just assumed he weighed less, but then again, my friend's pug is heavy as heck compared to how big she actually looks.

Nebb · April 2010

Yeah im not sure what it is about pugs, I always read before getting him that pugs should be less than 30lbs but he has been bigger than that since he was a year old. He is very tall, has very long legs and is very muscular. His body almost reminds us of a bulldogs body.

tidetravel · April 2010

Buy the 4 dose supply of Advantage for dogs 55 lbs and over. (1800petmeds has it priced at $50) The large dog vials are 4 vials with 4 of product per vial (4x4 = 16 ml of product).

Dosage for a dog your size is 2.5 ml per dose, which would give you a little over 6 doses from the one pack (16ml / 2.5ml)

Ask your vet for a small glass vial with a cap and a dosage syringe. Squeeze the solution into the bottle and then draw it out with the syringe.

Again, you can ONLY do this with Regular Advantage because the product is the exact same concentration for dogs/cats. They just sell you more of it in the packs.

Nebb · April 2010

I will find out how much the advantage costs from the vets when I am there, thats also a good idea!

taraz579 · April 2010

I usually use 1800petmeds.com & have had no problems with the site, customer service or product itself. Granted, it's for cats, but a 5 second search shows a 6 month supply of frontline plus for medium dogs (23-44lbs) for $80.99 & free shipping on 1800petmeds.com. Further, this same supply is only $64 on amazon.com but I've used them multiple times, as well.
Just my personal experience...good luck keeping your buddy flea free this summer

Nebb · April 2010

I never thought of amazon, I wonder if its just the same quality? It must be if its advantage or whatever else...

TurtlesAllTheWayDown · April 2010

I have to buy my cat a vitamin supplement and the best price I've found is on amazon.com.

ETA: 6 doses for $58:

http://www.amazon.com/Merial-Frontline-Control-22-Pound-Puppies/dp/B00008DFGY/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=home-garden&qid=1270528279&sr=8-1

tiffanyandnate · April 2010

I used to work at a Vet's office as a technician., and our office was cheaper than 1800 PetMeds and the stores. We had a lot of problems from people ordering from PetMeds. Your Vet might price compare. I REALLY don't recommend buying a bigger weight size and splitting it just to save money. The medication is made for dogs of that weight, and just because you're splitting it doesn't mean he's getting a smaller dose of the medication. It could be very harmful. Like I said, I just recommend asking your vet if they price match. You can get Frontline at petco for like 45$ or so.

cukimerrydoll · April 2010

When I got my frontline and heartguard last year, it was about $120 for both. I got 1 year of the heartguard, and 7 months of the frontline.

I think you can make it work. Check out Foster's and Smith too, they usually have some great products for decent prices.
http://www.drsfostersmith.com/

caseylynne21 · April 2010

i use pet egde for generic things like flea and tick

but they have variety too

cookie21880 · April 2010

I used to always laugh at those commercials, thinking wow there really is a place like this? But with my last pet who needed special medicine, it ended up coming from Pet Meds

Very covenient!

AlexiaANDRobert · April 2010

Kinda late to this, but -

I use Comfortis, it's oral and supposed to be less toxic than the topical stuff.

Also, I only use it as needed. I just don't feel like putting bug poison on my dog on a monthly basis if they only end up with fleas MAYBE 3 times a year.

That being said, my dogs are inside and only go out for walks. And when they do turn up with a flea or two, the Comfortis starts working within 30 minutes to an hour.

Also, there is a vitamin/supplement, maybe it's garlic of fish oil and it's supposed to be great for the dog and something in it keeps pests away. I'll have to ask my mom. It's an old home remedy and she gives it to the dogs at her house.

aggiebug · April 2010

Just a word about online pharmacies. The companies do not honor their product if they come from places like Petmeds etc.

If you buy flea or heartworm prevention from the vets office and it doesn't work they will refund your money, and if its heartworms then the company will pay for the treatment of your pet. IF however you purchase from a 3rd party source they will not gaurantee the product and you are out of luck on getting help. Other drugs from petmeds are the same way, so if your pets has a reaction to the drug there is nothing the company will do.

and the PP who talked about price matching is right. Just come in with your prices and ask if they can help because you can't afford much more and 99% of them will.

AlexiaANDRobert · April 2010

Oh, ditto on the price matching.

My vet waives his $30 office visit for me sometimes because that $30 in addition to whatever treatment I need for Lola can be pretty steep.

Plus, I refer a ridiculous amount of people to him.

danieliza1127 · April 2010

We get it from the Vet because there was some study or big news thing that OTC pet meds aren't safe.

This is what my Vet said to me in an e-mail last fall about it: Advantage is an OTC product but we discourage purchasing any of these products online. You never know the true source of the product (many come from overseas) and they are not guaranteed by the manufacturer, whereas product purchased through your veterinarian is backed by it’s maker. We understand that the online sources are much cheaper and since we want people to get the best product for their pets we actually price match at our clinic. You just have to bring a printed copy of the price from the website and we will match it.

tidetravel · April 2010

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_etiquette_pet-meds?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding BoardsForum:9Discussion:e5e16633-3069-4b9c-b48b-e535cb57e669Post:20e934b5-9e81-495f-b695-6782ce2af0fd">Re: Pet meds?</a>:
[QUOTE]I used to work at a Vet's office as a technician., and our office was cheaper than 1800 PetMeds and the stores. We had a lot of problems from people ordering from PetMeds. Your Vet might price compare. I REALLY don't recommend buying a bigger weight size and splitting it just to save money. The medication is made for dogs of that weight, and just because you're splitting it doesn't mean he's getting a smaller dose of the medication. It could be very harmful. Like I said, I just recommend asking your vet if they price match. You can get Frontline at petco for like 45$ or so.
Posted by tiffanyandnate[/QUOTE]

As I stated 2x before, in most cases this is true. However, with Advantage, it's not. You can compare the label on each weight package and they are the exact same ingredients AND concentration. Same product, just different dosages. I used to volunteer with a pet rescue and they did this all the time (at the recommendation of THEIR vet).

psichick · April 2010

since money is a major concern for you, have you thought about just getting a flea collar? we used them on my dog for years as she was allergic to the liquid types (like advantage). they worked just fine, she never got fleas and she was outside a ton in the summers (she was small, so if she wasn't outside playing she was out with me somewhere). they're much cheaper than the liquids too. just a thought.

kristinanddan · April 2010

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_etiquette_pet-meds?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding%20BoardsForum:9Discussion:e5e16633-3069-4b9c-b48b-e535cb57e669Post:ec9989aa-c000-4378-92f3-3750cd931174">Re: Pet meds?</a>:
[QUOTE]<strong>We get it from the Vet because there was some study or big news thing that OTC pet meds aren't safe. </strong>This is what my Vet said to me in an e-mail last fall about it: Advantage is an OTC product but we discourage purchasing any of these products online. You never know the true source of the product (many come from overseas) and they are not guaranteed by the manufacturer, whereas product purchased through your veterinarian is backed by it’s maker. We understand that the online sources are much cheaper and since we want people to get the best product for their pets we actually price match at our clinic. You just have to bring a printed copy of the price from the website and we will match it.
Posted by danieliza1127[/QUOTE]

This is so true. The manufacturers only guarantee the product if purchased through a vet as well.

You should visit the Pets board on the nest, the girls there are full of information on this stuff.

We give our dog heartworm medication every 45 days instead of 30, and only from June through December. (It depends on your area, but the temp has to be above a certain temp for 30 days (day and night)) for your dog to have a chance of getting heartworm.

For fleas and ticks, we use neem oil shampoo and spray, and we spray our yard with a natural pesticide. I won't put advantix on him, it has such nasty potential side effects.

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